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DE/EW/5755

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Regarding the Rood altar.

"Instrumentum. That day schir Thomas Skune protestit that quhat ever the alderman deliverit anent the Rud service turne hyme nor the eleciones he hes gotting in town and parochin to na preiudice." "Instrumentum. That day Gilbert Ker, our alderman, tuk ane instrument that James Scot said that Andro Ker, his fader, vas principall geffar of the Rud altar." "This forsaid inquest deliveris, all with ane voice, that Gilbert Ker, our alderman, tuk ane instrument that James Scot said that Andro Ker his fader vas principall and full gevar of the Rud altar and service. Of the quhilk pretend unavysset vordis ve deny all with avys of the communite, and vyll nocht admit Gilbert nor nane uther to geif that service without the avice of the communite, considering we, gret and small, uphauldis that present service with oblaciones and penny almus at the Paycht tyde, and geffis the servitour sustentation. Herfor we ordand ane of our giltyne brother, viz. Peter Moffat burges, to take ane instrument that the aldermannes gift be na gift with our avys of the communite nor turne us to na preiudice."

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Rood
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
None
Date high
28/5/1538
Entry reference
EN/EW/3440
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Selkirk Church (Parish) NT470283 Selkirk [SEL] Selkirk 100